Where does “norman” come from?

norman (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse norðmaðr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

norman (Old Swedish): a Norwegian

Definitions

  1. a Norwegian

Ancestry of “norman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenorðmaðrman from the North; Norseman
2Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →